ajay wrote:
> Hi James.
> Thanks a ton for the reply !!!!
>
> Here are the steps I followed on my x86-based Dell laptop::
>
> a)
> "cd ~"
>
>
> b)
> "git clone git://dev.laptop.org/olpc-kernel"
>
>
> c)
> "cd olpc-kernel"
>
you left out:
cp arch/x86/configs/xo_1.5_defconfig .config
make oldconfig
paul
>
> d)
> "make"
>
>
> e)
> Wait many minutes (if not hours).
> Everything runs to completion.
>
>
> f)
> Haphazardly edit "drivers/media/video/ov7670.c".
>
>
> g)
> Now, run "make" again.
>
> Because of the haphazard editing of the file in step f), the build should
> break.
> However, it doesn't, and it runs to completion as before.
>
>
> h)
> At any time, there is no object file (.o) or kernel-object (.ko) file
> whatsoever in the directory "drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic".
>
>
> i)
> Because of observation of step h), and the fact that "ov7670.h" is used in
> the file "drivers/media/video/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c",
> I doubt if the "marvell" module is being compiled at all.
>
>
> j)
> Moreover, the "I2C VS SMBus" has stemmed into my imagination, looking at
> the file "drivers/media/video/Kconfig" :)
>
>
> Note that following the steps f) and g) after haphazardly editing a
> different file like "drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c" DOES break the build.
> That means that I am at least following the right ways to break the build :P
>
>
> James,
> please let me know if you require any more info.
>
> Thanks again for the help !!
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:05 PM, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote:
>
> > G'day Ajay,
> >
> > I've never heard of such a restriction. Can you tell us the name of
> > the branch you compiled, and what method you used? Perhaps share the
> > output?
> >
> > --
> > James Cameron
> > http://quozl.linux.org.au/
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ajay Garg
> Dextrose Developer
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